Anne McLellan

[Organized Crime, September 18th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, let me reassure the hon. member, everyone in the House and all Canadians that this government takes organized crime very seriously. That is why organized crime is the number one law enforcement priority of this government.

My colleague and I, the solicitor general, have instructed our deputy ministers to travel to Quebec tomorrow to meet with Quebec officials. We will be working with other provincial and territorial colleagues. If we need new laws in this country to break the back of organized crime, we will have those new laws.

[Gun Registry, June 15th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, the supreme court unanimously confirmed today, our Firearms Act is about public safety.

Canadians support this legislation because they know it is about public safety. Therefore, I would encourage everyone in the House, in particular the hon. member, to encourage Canadians wherever they live to comply with this law.

[Gun Registry, June 15th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, it is too bad that the vast majority of Canadians get it, this side of the House gets it, the Supreme Court of Canada seems to get it but the member opposite does not get it.

[Firearms Act, June 15th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I am particularly pleased because this is a victory for all Canadians and it is a victory for public safety.

We on this side of the House know that the firearms registry and licensing system enjoys the support of the vast majority of Canadians.

At this point, I would ask all Canadians who are firearms owners and users to comply, and in particular, I would ask our friends in the official opposition—

[Firearms Act, June 15th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to say that today the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously confirmed the constitutional validity of the Firearms Act.

[Gun Registry, June 14th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I point out to the hon. member that in fact I asked for the independent report of the firearms registry system. Let me reassure the hon. member that we have implemented almost all the recommendations in that report.

[Gun Registry, June 14th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, I would encourage the official opposition to get behind Canadians and get behind this government and support the Canadian firearms program.

Unlike the Canadian Alliance, we do not see Charlton Heston of the NRA as anyone worth emulating.

[Gun Registry, June 14th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, as I have said before, I think it is most unfortunate that the official opposition does not get behind the firearms registry program. Why do they not come on side with 75% of Canadians—

[Division No. 1361, June 13th, 2000]

moved that the bill be concurred in.

[Cinar, June 13th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, as I have said before, information came to the attention of the crown prosecutor on June 6, 2000. That information was turned over to the RCMP immediately.

Let me reassure the hon. member that in fact I am in the process of investigating when the crown prosecutor came into possession of this information and other facts surrounding this event. Let me reassure the hon. member that anything, any information that came into the crown prosecutor's possession, was turned over to the—